Family

Rocket just celebrated his 6th birthday. This year’s big birthday party was held at Top Girl’s new house. Rocket was excited for a visit from his great grandma and grandpa and of course for presents! And doesn’t every little boy love a Star Wars Theme for their party? Top Girl had decided to put…

Our Christmas Card to you! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our readers! We appreciate each and every one of you. For the next couple of weeks we will be taking a break from the blog and much of social media. Will we be talking a long winter’s nap? Nope! Our family…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Parties, food, gifts, and lost of Christmas treat blog posts. So, what to buy the Food Blogger or home cook in you life? Below are some fun and some practical ideas. A few we’ve even given or received, ourselves. Rocket helped pick out a few, so…

Below is my very best go-to chocolate cake recipe. Chocolate Sheet Cake. It is the recipe that my childhood best friend’s mom made all the time. I loved that cake. First, let me tell you what got me thinking about posting this recipe. Do you remember trick or treating? I do and it…

Have you ever visited Fave Southern Recipes? They promote many of my posts and I am sure they are going to love this one! Go on over and give them a looksey – you’ll love ’em as much as I do! A few weeks ago I received an email from one of…

***This post was sponsored by The Women Bloggers, LLC and #SoapBoxInfluence. The opinions are mine and those reported to me by party goers. *** Also, a special thanks to the Kendal King Group creators of #HummusMadeEasy Campaign. #ad #sponsored This past week was Rocket’s 4th Birthday Party where Rescue Bots was the theme. Those attending…

Top Girl and I were lucky enough to attend a splendid performance recently where I had a delightful 10 Minute Chicken Pasta Fruit Salad with a side of classic radio theatre. I asked for the recipe and was given it by the person who made it – more about all this in just a moment…

I know I just posted last night but this is so amazing I thought I would post now so you could plan on making this for Thanksgiving and the sooner you plan, the better! Happy Sunday Night! In the last couple of years about this time you see 2 ingredient and 3 ingredient cakes made…

My Aunt Betty was my mom’s oldest sibling. I remember Nana telling me that when she found out mom was going to be born; Betty Jean or “Jane” as some called her was 13-years-old and absolutely mortified! Before mom was 10-years-old Aunt Betty had married a soldier she met in the small town where they…

I want to tell you a little about John and Stiney (pronounced stee-nee) Robertson. Before Stiney married John, she was Mary Christine Michaelson from Gladsaxe Denmark. She came to America in 1900 with a big wooden trunk that her dad made for her – this trunk sits in my living room today – with…